May 2006
- Congress Weighs Crackdown on Junk Food in Schools A major battle may be in the offing, as food and beverage manufacturers work to keep their products off a new junk food list USDA will be preparing if proposed legislation becomes law. Foods defined as junk wouldn’t be allowed to be sold on school grounds across the nation.
- Corn-Burning Furnace Saves Money
- Federal Government Targets Employers of Illegal Immigrants The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to target employers of illegal aliens, which could have negative consequences for farmers and their workers.
- Pumpkin-Eating Dinosaur Draws Crowds To attract fall customers, farm markets have come up with many creative uses for their pumpkins – such as stacking them, carving them or launching them in a catapult – but there’s probably only one farm that obliterates them in the metal maw of a mechanical dinosaur.
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